130 Gallon Set up and weight?

[sphelps]

In general yes but there are things you need to consider.

First is the overall condition of the house structure, it's important to verify things are built to current code regulations and nothing has compromised it's integrity nor has anything degraded.

Second is the type of floor, ie hardwood which can offer additional strength or tile which requires additional consideration to prevent it cracking. Carpet can compress creating an off-level or unstable tank.

Room size is important, I believe current residential code is something like 40 pounds per square foot but this is based on room size and not actually by the square foot. For example 10'x10' room needs to be able to hold 4000lbs dead weight. You have to consider everything that's already in the room and anything you plan on adding in this calculation.

Placement is also key, generally you want such items placed perpendicular to flooring joists and against load bearing or outside walls.

Others can chime in if something I pointed out isn't accurate as it may not be, this is all off the top of my head.

[ktsalt]

I see...haha. The information you provided on the room size was important and the weight ratio, plus the placement of the tank within the structure. Thank you

[ktsalt]

Now thats funny! lol But your Honour the guy on Canreef said it was safe!

[ktsalt]

Does anyone on this website have 120 gallon or larger tank setup in their living room??

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by ktsalt

Does anyone on this website have 120 gallon or larger tank setup in their living room??

lots of people do ive kept a 180,200,110 and a 33g all in my living room lol

like mentioned it depends on your house

[ktsalt]

I've seen your living and its full of tanks lol BTW my house is blue, hardwood floors (the real hardwood stuff) and its a 16 x 20 living room.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by ktsalt

I've seen your living and its full of tanks lol BTW my house is blue, hardwood floors (the real hardwood stuff) and its a 16 x 20 living room.

no not my place now, all my tanks now are small and under 50g , but i use to loveeee big tanks lol


ill admit i USE to have a problem

[seapony]

Originally Posted by ktsalt

BTW my house is blue, .

@Kien
let me guess your teacher was always telling you to stop looking out the window

[CherylMcKay]

Originally Posted by ktsalt

Does anyone on this website have 120 gallon or larger tank setup in their living room??

Mine is 165 Gallons in the living room. It is on the outside wall across the main support beam in the house. The part that worried me is that it is not across multiple floor joists it is running with them. That is why we decided to put it across the beam.

[daplatapus]

Here's an interesting read on floor loading:
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article28.html

Ultimately, you need someone (eg. an engineer) to look at your specific set of circumstances to answer your question. Just because I was told I'm good to go for my 210 gallon in my dining room upstairs with no needed floor modification doesn't mean everyone can.
There are ton's of factors to consider, only some of which include:
What is the span of the floor joists in that room?
What are those joists made of? TJI's, Fir, Spruce, Hemlock... these all have different loading parameters
What is the floor joist spacing? 16", 19.2", 24"
What load are those joists already carrying?
There may even be a possibility to find out what size footing there is under your foundation. Tons of info needed to make a proper and educated decision on a tank that size.